Driven Completely Mad, Outsiders from Beyond the Heavens

At the utmost reaches of the North Sea, heaven and sea merged at their boundary; a lone island hung suspended at the edge of this chaos.

The island brimmed with spiritual qi. Every blade of grass, every tree, every grain of sand, every stone was infused with the radiance of laws. Dao Charm permeated the air like flowing springs, drawing Giant Kun, Mystic Turtles, and Strange Scaled Beasts to circle the island, breathing in and out the Essence of Sun and Moon.

Yet regardless of their cultivation, these colossal creatures stopped a hundred li away, all looking toward the heart of the island with utmost reverence.

At the end of their gazes, a dazzling pillar of light shot from the island's core straight into the clouds.

The light was pure and blazing, as though condensed from endless Immortal Qi. Above, its beginning could not be seen as it vanished into the distant heavens; below, its end could not be seen as it sank deep into the island's very origin.

Before the pillar of light, more than a dozen figures sat silently in meditation upon a broad Jade Platform.

Though few in number, they seemed to occupy all the qi and fortune of heaven and earth. When they opened their eyes, the surrounding spiritual tides rose and fell; with every breath, they became perfectly one with the pulse of the Great Dao.

They were the Immortal Experts of the present age, the supreme existences of the Cultivation World.

"The Heavenly Road has gradually stabilized."

At the center of the Dao platform, the Gravekeeper spoke slowly. His tone was flat and tranquil, impossible to read.

As his words fell, everyone looked up toward the heavens. A trace of relief flickered in their eyes, along with a weariness that was hard to detect.